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rickym61
Posts:18
 | | 02/21/2009 5:45 AM |
| is it now ok?
as soon as you set it to not blocked, it should on the next check it
has scheduled for windows update be offered.
are you not seeing this behavior? anything in windowsupdate.log?
On 20/02/2009, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It is set to 0.
>
> Thanks for where to check.............
>
> It has been at least two days since I set the policy to disabled. Will it
> wait for the next patch Tuesday maybe? I thought as soon as I unblocked it,
> that soon, it would go, ok, hey..... I am free to install now
>
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> Booker T. Washington III
> Systems Support Specialist
>
> From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Rickym61
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:25 PM
> To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gptalk] Blocking and Unblocking the delivery of Internet
> Explorer 7 and 8
>
> On one of the machines, can you just confirm the value is set to 0/doesnt
> exist, despite you disabling/removing the policy, could be settings haven't
> changed on the client.
> Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Setup\7.0
> Key value name: DoNotAllowIE70
> Value
>
> Result
>
> Key is not defined
>
> Distribution is not blocked.
>
>
> 0
>
> Distribution is not blocked.
>
> 1
>
> Distribution is blocked.
>
>
> 2009/2/20
> <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>
> Yes, but I want it to happen automatically, when I remove the block and it
> does not seem to install automatically per the windows update mechanism....
>
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> Booker T. Washington III
>
> Systems Support Specialist
>
>
>
> From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
> On Behalf Of Rickym61
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 1:58 PM
>
> To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [gptalk] Blocking and Unblocking the delivery of Internet
> Explorer 7 and 8
>
>
>
> The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing Internet
> Explorer 8 as a Recommended update from the Windows Update or Microsoft
> Update sites, from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media.
>
> more info from faqs
> IE8 Blocker
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/dd365124.aspx
> IE7 Blocker
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/bb259685.aspx
>
> Q. Which users will receive Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update?
>
> A. Users of Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 will be offered
> Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update if they have Automatic Updates
> enabled or if they perform a manual scan for updates using the "Express"
> install option on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites. Internet
> Explorer 8 will also be offered as a recommended update to any user who
> performs a manual update scan on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update
> sites using the "Custom" install option.
>
> Note:
>
> * Internet Explorer 8 will not install automatically - the Automatic
> Updates delivery process will include a welcome screen that offers users
> choices of Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later prior to installation.
> * The notification and installation process will not start unless and
> until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who
> are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the update and
> will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7.
> * Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments
> managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update
> Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those
> products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows
> Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 8, within their
> environment.
>
> For more details on how Internet Explorer 8 will be distributed via
> Automatic Updates and information on other options for blocking deployment
> within organizations, please review the TechNet announcement at
> here<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/dd365125.aspx>.
>
> Error! Filename not specified. Q. Which users will receive Internet Explorer
> 8 as an important update?
>
> A. Users of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be offered Internet
> Explorer 8 as an important update if they have Automatic Updates enabled or
> if they perform a manual scan for updates using the "Express" install option
> on the Windows Update or Microsoft Update sites. Internet Explorer 8 will
> also be offered as a recommended update to any user who performs a manual
> update scan on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites by using the
> Custom install option.
>
> Note:
>
> * Internet Explorer 8 will not install automatically - the Automatic
> Updates delivery process will include a welcome screen that offers users
> choices of Install, Don't Install, and Ask Me Later prior to installation.
> * The notification and installation process will not start unless and
> until a user who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who
> are not local administrators will not be prompted to install the update and
> will thus continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7.
> * Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments
> managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update
> Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those
> products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows
> Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 8, within their
> environment.
>
>
>
>
> 2009/2/19 Darren Mar-Elia <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>
> Booker-
> I've not personally use this blocker setting but is it simply blocking the
> Windows Update from being downloaded or blocking the IE setup executable?
> Have you done an RSOP against a sample machine to make sure its receiving
> the unblocking setting?
>
> Darren
>
>
>
> From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
> On Behalf Of
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:57 PM
> To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gptalk] Blocking and Unblocking the delivery of Internet Explorer
> 7 and 8
>
>
>
> I downloaded and loaded the Blocker toolkit for both IE7 and IE8.
>
>
>
> Now I want to "unblock" IE7
>
>
>
> At first, I just removed the policy, but the computers did not download and
> install IE7. Next, I disabled the policy thinking that maybe I needed to be
> more proactive to make sure that the policy was reversed, but my computers
> STILL did not seem to download and install IE7
>
>
>
> What am I missing?
>
>
>
> Booker T. Washington III
>
> Systems Support Specialist
>
>
>
>
>
>
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